ESG Investments – A first look at the detail

We have all seen ESG, as in Environmental, Social and Governance, bandied around as a new(ish) buzz word in Finance, so today I wanted to take our first dive into this topic. Background We can define ESG as a set of non-financial factors that are used as criteria to compare a companies impact on the […]

Have You Seen This New Idea for Execution Analysis?

In a quick blog today I summarise a recent report from the FICC Markets Standards Board about execution analysis in our markets. And suggest a potential way forward… The Who? First off, it is worth highlighting the role the FMSB intends to play in our markets: In their own words: The Fixed Income, Currencies and […]

US SEFs now have 50% share of EUR iTraxx

We covered EUR iTraxx very briefly in last weeks blog New Brexit Rules Move $4trn of Derivatives to the US, so today I will take a deeper look into these Credit Index Derivatives volumes. SEF Volumes Using SEFView we can isolate gross notional volumes in EUR Credit Index Derivatives, meaning the iTraxxEurope family. Showing a […]